Railway-track appliance.



T. MANEY. v RAILWAY TRACK APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 21, 1 910.

Wmidak Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

THOMAS MANEY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

RAILWAY-TRACK APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Application filed December 21, 1910. Serial No. 598,525.

ticularly to tie plates for connecting the main rail and guard railtogether and holding them at the required distance from the fro Iiiorder that the flanges of the wheels of the rolling stock may avoidstriking the point of the frog and pass safely to the proper side, it isnecessary to guard the point. This is done by means of a short sectionalrail from 10 to 15 feet long, slightly curved and spiked to the ties ata fixed distance from the frog and adjacent to the main rail oppositethe frog. As each wheel passes through the throat of the frog, the guardrail engages the flanges of the wheel 011 the opposite end of the axleand guides the pair through the narrow throat or flange-way of the frog.The proper position of the guard rail depends upon its relation to thefrog and not upon its relation to the main rail opposite the frog,although it is the most approved practice at the present time to securethe guard rail by clamping it to the main rail in order to get whatresistance the main rail may offer to lateral movement. For obviousreasons, considerable lateral thrust is delivered to the guard rail bythe passing flanges of the wheels, which results in its being drawninward toward the frog and deforming the line of the main rail at thepoint where it is clamped, all due to insufficient fastening to theties. As this movement takes place, the guard rail must be restored tonormal position by clamping it closely to the main rail, but it willreadily be seen that when the main rail is too much distorted, bothrails must be ripped up and regaged. In addition to the loss in distancedue to the yielding of the fastening to the ties, there is a certainlesser loss due to the wear of the side of the guard rail from thecontact with the wheel flanges. By my invention, I am enabled to holdthe guard rail in its proper relation to the frog, and provision is alsomade to take up the wear of the head of the guard rail.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter fully described intheclaims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a view in end elevation of theinvention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the plate; Fig. 3 is an'end Viewshowing the guard rail raised by means of a wedge for compensating forwear and the like; and Fig. 4 is a modification of the means forfastening the guard rail.

A represents a tie plate which is provided with transverse ribs 1, 1,and claws 2, 2, which are adapted to be sunk into the tie. Transverseshoulders 3 and 4 are formed on the upper surface of the tie plate, anda hook-shaped clip 5 extends transversely through the center of the tieplate. The main rail 6 is received between the clip 5 and the shoulder3, and is held in position by screw spikes 7, which pass through the tieplate into the ties, the upper ends of the spikes engaging the baseflange of the rail. The guard rail 8 is received between the clip 5 andthe shoulder 4, the clip engaging one of the base flanges of the rail.The shoulder 4 is provided with a diagonally extending inner face, whichis provided with a groove 9, in which is received a tapering wedge 10which engages the other base flange of the guard rail for holding it inposition. Screw spikes 11 pass through the shoulder i and engage theupper surface of the wedge 10 for holding it against movement, wherebythe guard rail 8 will be held in position. A groove '12 is formed in theupper surface of the tie plate A, which extends transversely thereof andalong one side of the clip 5, which allows the guard rail 8 to be tiltedso as to move it laterally toward the main rail to compensate for thewearing of the guard rail. A wedge 14: is inserted beneath the rail whentilted for holding it in its tilted position.

In rolling ordinary railway rails from which the guard rails are made,there is generally some slight variation in the section of the rail, dueto wear or imperfection in the mill rolls. Such variations areespecially'found in the width of the base, and the wedges are intendedto compensate and to afford at all times a close fitting seat for theguard rail at that point. The base flange of the guard rail is sheared,as at 18, on the side next to the main rail. This is to bring the guardrail sufficiently close to the main rail, and at the same time to be theproper distance from the frog, whereby the flanges of the wheels willengage the guard rail and guide the flanges of the other wheels throughthe narrow throat of the frog.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination with a tie plate having shoulders and an intermediateclip formed thereon, of a railbetween the clip and one shoulder andmeans for securing it in place, and a guard rail having a sheared edgewhich fits snugly between the clip and the upper surface of the plate, awedge inserted between the edge of the guard-rail base and the adjacentshoulder, and fastening means extending through the shoulder andoverlapping said wedge.

2. The combination with a tie plate having shoulders, a clip thereon andprovided with a groove adjacent to the clip in position to receive oneedge of the base flange of a rail, means adapted to be inserted betweenthe opposite edge of the base flange and the tie plate to tilt saidrail, and means for securing the rail to the tie plate.

8. A railway tie plate having means thereon for holding a plurality ofrails in position, and means whereby one of the rails can be tiltedtoward the adjacent rail.

4:. A railway tie plate comprising a body adapted to receive a pluralityof rails thereon, means for holding the rails in position on the body,means for allowing one of the rails to be tilted toward an adjacentrail, and means for holding the rail in its tilted position. i

5. A railway tie plate comprising a body having means thereon forholding a plurality of rails, ribs and claws formed on the lower side ofthe body adapted to enter a tie, a wedge for locking one of the rails inposition, and screw spikes passing through the plate for locking theplate to a tie, the upper ends of the spikes engaging the rail flange ofone of the rails and the wedge for holding the rails in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS HANEY.

lVitnesses:

HUGH B. Fnnnon, DAVID E. WELLER.

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